"The Horse's Mouth" is an online magazine - the ramblings of Graham Ellis. I'm very fortunate to come across a lot of interesting people in my work, and they inspire me to think and to write. You'll find a mixture of technical tips on the subjects we teach, things we have learnt from our own website and wider, and pictures, thoughts and wider comment.

The beauty of the net is that you can search and read as much - or as little - as you like. You can even add your comments if you wish; although we can't offer you the same anonimity nor a "freedom of speech", I'm going to encourage you to post of views that don't agree with mine and only in what I consider to be exceptional circumstances will I remove or modify your material.


Perl from basics
Summer Sundays - days out by train from Swindon on the TransWilts
Why are chefs miserable?
Finding your big files in Perl - design considerations beyond the course environment
The Olympic Torch, and Melksham House
Rabbit Shelter
Is Melksham town centre dying?
How much has Perl (and other languages) changed?
Travelling around
Reading the nth line from a file (Perl and Tcl examples)
Moving on - a task for the hotel staff!
Summer Sunday Trains - outings from Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury
Self Portrait (in words)
Twitter Phishing Trips ... and a great new alert service
Friday - Electrician, Food Festival, C++ Course, Rail Group Meeting
Garden Seating, Well House Manor
What does our MP do on a Bank Holiday?
Are you cheerful, reliable and available on Saturday mornings?
Exhilarating day!
How fast is your Internet access? Do you need something faster for your business or home?
Tipping Policy - Well House Manor
Behind the scenes - setting up a cafe
Melksham Community Radio launches
Photogenic Place
Getting away from the madding crowd - an intercontinental journey
Scones with or without fruit?
Flying tonight
Are you a half full or half empty person?
Using public transport - USA style
Wildlife and other pictures from holiday
Presidents Report to Melksham Chamber of Commerce, 24.5.2011
Quiet Monday in
A long day, a long journey, and families and similarities the world over
Dog, hotel, Melksham, Wiltshire?
Strawberry Cream Teas, Coffee straight from the Bean and freshly squeezed orange juice - Melksham, every afternoon
It's not just about the jam in the sandwich
Distributing the server load - yet ensuring that each user return to the same system (Apache httpd and Tomcat)
Every tenth picture.
Pay and refund scam - alive and kicking against Melksham businesses
Changes (and no changes) at Melksham bus stops